Mohamed_Zubya
Mohamed Zubya
Libyan footballer
Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya (Arabic: محمد نور الدين عبد السلام زعبية; born March 20, 1989) is a Libyan footballer who plays for Al-Ittihad Tripoli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Aschat | ||
| 2006–2011 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | 73 | (29) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | ||
| 2012–2013 | Partizan | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | JS Kabylie | 11 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | MC Oran | 32 | (17) |
| 2016–2017 | Espérance Tunis | 14 | (0) |
| 2017– | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Libya | 25 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2021 | |||
Born in Tripoli, he was playing with Aschat SC when he moved in 2006 to Al-Ittihad where he stayed until 2011 and where he won 4 successive Libyan Premier League championships.
In 2007 Zubya was handed a one-year ban by CAF[1] for trying to assault the assistant referee in his side's CAF Champions League match against FAR Rabat of Morocco. He returned after a six-month suspension and scored two goals.[2] in the Libyan SuperCup final against Al Akhdar.
In August 2011, Zubya sign for Al Arabi Kuwait.[3]
On June 11, Zubya agreed a four-year contract with Serbian team Partizan. After passing medical exams and after reaching an agreement with Al-Arabi, Zubya officially signed on June 12 and was prepared to join his new teammates as it was designated as priority by Partizan manager Vladimir Vermezović to have the team complete as soon as possible to start preparing the team for the UEFA Champions League qualification which were a little more than a month away.[4]
Zubya made his debut for Partizan in club's first official match of the season, on July 17, 2012, in a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first-leg match, away, against Valletta.[5]
Zubya was released from his Partizan contract in January 2013.[6]
In November 2013, Zubya sign for JS Kabylie.[7]
He then played with Esperance Sportive de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[8]
In April 2023, Zubya was kidnapped by an armed group, says the human rights committee in Libya..
Zubya played for the Libyan national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–1 | 2–5 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 March 2016 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 9 June 2017 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt |  Seychelles | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia |  Nigeria | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Clubs
- Al Ittihad Tripoli
- Libyan Premier League (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021[8]
- Libyan Cup (3): 2007, 2009, 2018[8]
- Libyan SuperCup (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Al Arabi Kuwait
- Kuwait Crown Cup: 2011–12
- Partizan
- Riffa SC
- Esperance Tunis
Individual
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 best goalscorer with MC Oran (13 goals): 2015-16
- Al Ittihad's Zubya banned by Caf . BBC News (2007-07-31). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- Goals scored by: Mohamed Zubya. Goalzz (2010-12-21). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- يصل الأسبوع المقبل... والفريق يبدأ تدريباته غداً Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Alraimedia.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- Mohamed Zabija potpisao za crno-bele at Sportski žurnal, 12-6-2012 (in Serbian)
- Mohammad Zubya at Soccerway
- Doviđenja, Zabija at Sportski žurnal, 23-1-2013 (in Serbian)
- Mohamed Zubya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohamed Zubya at FIFA.com
- "Zubya, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- Mohamed Zubya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player Profile @ Goalzz.com
- Mohamed Zubya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mohamed Zubya at Soccerway